"My brother Pete Best has announced today he is retiring ... he was replaced by Ringo Starr when Parlophone Records executive George Martin wanted to sign the band without Best.

Ringo Starr was born to play the drums in many respects, and it only took that one second to realise that he truly belonged ...

McCartney recalled the first time Starr joined them onstage. He wasn’t a permanent member of the band yet. “One night, our drummer then, Pete Best, wasn’t available, so Ringo sat in ...

‘Pete, I’ve got bad news for you.’ He said in a nutshell, the boys want you out and they want Ringo Starr in. I was completely shell-shocked by this, Dave,” Best continued. “I couldn’t ...

Pete Townshend, who co-founded the English rock band, clarified Starkey’s status with the band after the son of The Beatles drummer Sir Ringo Starr issued ... to-date on the best of what PEOPLE ...